The jungle is jumpin’ with a jazzy beat as Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS comes to the Ella Fitzgerald Theater on Friday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The high-energy 30-minute musical, designed for elementary school-aged performers, is based on the classic Rudyard Kipling novel and the beloved 1967 Disney film. The Downing-Gross cast includes several local Newport News students led by director James Cooper.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased on the Jungle Book Eventbrite page. The Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center is located at 2410 Wickham Avenue. For more information, please visit downinggross.org or call 757-247-8950.